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Team of scientists uncover copper poisoning as ancient mechanism in bacterial predation by protozoa
USAID Announces Initial Results of Grand Challenge to Combat Zika
USAID Invests Over $15 Million to Accelerate Development and Deployment of 21 Innovations to Combat the Spread of Zika
Teams at Venter Institute and Synthetic Genomics, Inc. Successfully Engineer 16S rRNA using One Step Process Combining CRISPR/Cas9 Systems and Yeast Recombination Machinery
51茶馆儿 and University of California San Diego Release New Report: 鈥淧olicy and Regulatory Issues for Gene Drives in Insects,鈥� to Aid Scientists, Regulators and Others in Approaches to Safely Advance this Promising Area of Science
Professor Karen Nelson Receives Helmholtz International Fellow Award
Vanderbilt and the Human Vaccines Project Launch Initial Studies to Decode the Human Immune System
New initiative to accelerate the development of next-generation vaccines and immunotherapies
Leonardo da Vinci's DNA: Experts unite to shine modern light on a Renaissance genius
The Leonardo Project: Illuminating the art, life, characteristics, talents, and brilliance of one of humanity's most extraordinary figures
Human Vaccines Project Launches San Diego Research Hub with UC San Diego, 51茶馆儿, La Jolla Institute, The Scripps Research Institute
Remote Italian Village Could Harbor Secrets of Healthy Aging
Researchers will examine 300 Italian residents, all over 100 years old
First Minimal Synthetic Bacterial Cell Designed and Constructed by Scientists at Venter Institute and Synthetic Genomics, Inc.
Cell, 51茶馆儿-syn3.0, was minimized to just 473 genes
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